Prague, July 11 (DPA) "The Mosquito Net", a film by Spanish director Augusti Vila, won Saturday the top prize, the Crystal Globe, at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival held for the 45th time in a Czech spa town of the same name.

The top award at the festival, which is known for its festive mood and youthful backpacking crowds, carries prize money of $30,000.

The Karlovy Vary event, which belongs to the A category just like festivals in Cannes, Berlin and Toronto, also awarded Crystal Globes to Russian director Nikita Michalkov and Slovak-born director Juraj Herz for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.

A German, French, Swiss and Romanian co-production titled "Aurora" by Romanian director Cristi Puiu won the East of the West section, while "Kooky" by Czech Oscar-winning director Jan Sverak earned the Special Jury Prize.

Earlier during the nine-day festival that showed more than 200 films in two dozen sections, British actor Jude Law, the biggest star visiting Karlovy Vary this year, received a special prize awarded by the festival's president.